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American College of Sports Medicine

Selecting and Effectively Using Hydration for Fitness

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How much water does your body lose during exercise? How much should you hydrate during and after exercise? Address the importance of hydration with your young athletes using this informative handout.
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

The Sport of Kings: Horse Racing in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the history of horse racing. They discuss their experiences with horse racing and conduct Internet research. They select a topic related to the history of horse racing, write and present a report, and read and summarize a...
Interactive
DocsTeach

WWI America: Babe Ruth's Draft Card

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Even the Great Bambino wasn't above suspicion during World War I. An eye-opening activity explores America's greatest pastime through the lens of government officials during WWI. Academics examine Babe Ruth's draft card to understand how...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition with balls

For Students K - 1st
In this addition worksheet, students add one digit numbers that are represented by pictures of sports balls. Students complete 4 addition problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Third Straight Victory

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the Internet to research the Tour de France and the riders. They discover the history of the race and the path it follows every year. They also examine the life of rider, Lance Armstrong.
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Curated OER

Reflections of Ancient Greece

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study ancient Greek civilization. In this World history instructional activity, students locate Greece on a world map and review what the ancient Greeks did when they developed new ideas for government, science,...
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Curated OER

School Newspaper

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a website based school newspaper using a variety of literary forms to present the news of the school.
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Curated OER

Animals in Sports and Entertainment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how people's views on animal treatments differ. In this animal treatment and attitudes lesson, students review cases on animal treatment and evaluate whether or not the case was animal cruelty. Students understand...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 1 - Boating Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Teach your young adventurers about boating basics, such as boating terminology, knots, key aspects of the boat, and how to determine a boat's capacity. This resource is a good way to get started on learning how to water ski. There are...
Organizer
Curated OER

Sportsman: Webelos Activity Workbook

For Students 4th - 6th
This worksheet establishes what Webelos must do to earn their Sportsman badge. It is a checklist and does not provide information useful for teaching.
Activity
Curated OER

Human Body Series - Bones, Muscles, and Joints

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Strengthen understanding of the musculoskeletal system with a structured lesson! Begin with a discussion of bones, joints, and muscles. Have small groups read assigned articles and watch videos to gather information and then write a...
Organizer
Curated OER

"The Most Dangerous Game" Study Guide Packet

For Students 9th
The comprehensive study guide packet for Richard Connell’s "The Most Dangerous Game" challenges young readers to reflect on hunting as a sport and what it means to be civilized. Using various graphic organizers, including a Cornell Notes...
Lesson Plan
NBC

Nutrition, Hydration, and Health

For Teachers 5th - 12th
NFL football in science class? Yes, please! In an engaging and motivating three-day lesson, kids take a look at their own nutritional habits and needs compared to those of an NFL player, then experiment with the effects of hydration on...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
What can quesadillas teach your class about fractions? More than you might think. AJ and Zoe from the StudyJams! crew use this Mexican cuisine to explain how fractions are just equal parts of a whole, defining the key terms numerator and...
Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Place Decimal on a Number Line

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Through four steps, three different time values for a 100-meter run are arranged on a number line in order to practice ordering decimal numbers. The price of two sports drinks are also compared. All of this comes in narrated and animated...
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Madison Public Schools

Journalism

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Whether you are teaching a newspaper unit in language arts, covering the First Amendment and censorship in social studies, or focusing on writing ethics in journalism, a unit based on the foundations of journalism would be an excellent...
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Curated OER

Let the Olympic Games Begin!

For Teachers All
Identify your class' favorite Olympic sporting events and engage in a series of interesting and meaningful activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical Education Unit Plan: Soccer - Lesson 6

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Here is the sixth in a 10-lesson series on soccer. It takes a look at the role of gender in the sport of soccer. In general, are boys’ sports and girls’ sports equal? Are men’s sports and women’s sports equal? Is there equality in...
Activity
DiscoverE

Trophy Triathlon Design Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Build a trophy and be a winner. Pupils build trophies that can support a sports ball of their choosing. Based on the ball choice, they figure out how the height requirement changes.
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Curated OER

Welcome to Top Score: Verdi's 'Don Carlos'

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the elements in the production of an opera including the personalities, ideas, and stage presence. They examine the skills that are necessary to be a performer in an opera in this series of lessons including making...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Tally Charts and Bar Graphs

For Students 1st Standards
Introduce your first graders to the world of tally marks, bar graphs, and the organization of data. Pupils determine a favorite ice cream flavor based on tally marks, then use a bar graph to answer some questions about sports. There are...
Worksheet
Curated OER

French Grammar: Hobbies

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Incorporate grammar into your lesson on hobbies in French. This two-page learning exercise has learners review basic articles, prepositions, and the past tense. A great way to review grammar and sports-related vocabulary! 
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Curated OER

Boccia

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Boccia is very similar to the game of bocce. There is a jack, a small ball that is tossed within a 12' x 6' area which becomes the target. Each team has six hand-sized leather balls which they try to get as close as possible to the jack...
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Poetry4kids

Playing With Your Food Poem Lesson

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
What's more fun than playing with your food? Writing a poem about it! A quick and straightforward lesson guides young writers through the steps of writing a funny, well-structured poem about combining sports and food.

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